Cover for vessels



SOVER FOR VESSELS Filed April 1l, 1924 Patented Mar. l?, M525,

UNITED STATES TN'l FFCE.

WILLIAM B. WILLSEA, 0F YONKERS, NEW YORK.

.Apple-anon filed Aprn 11, 1924. seriai no. 705,765.

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Be it known that l. "ILLIAM B. lViLLsi-m. a citizen oi the llnited States. residing at Yonkersv` in the-county oi lVestchester and State ot eiv York. have invented certain `new and useful improvements in a Cover for Vessels. of which the following is a speei fication. y

rlhis invention relates to improvements in rovers for vessels and more particularly to vessels employed for boiling purposes.

An important object of the invention is to provide. an improved cover which will prevent the boiling over of liquids being heated therein.

A further object of the invention is to provide a cover of this character which may be securely retained upon the cookingvessel.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a cover of this character which ivill permit the escape of steam without the danger of the liquid within the vessel being boiled over upon the stove.

Other objects 'and advantages ot this invention Will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanyingI drawing forming a part of this specification and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of my improved device in position upon a vessel,

and

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional View taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

ln the drawing, ivl'weneir. for the purpose of illustration is shown the preferred ernbodiment oi' my invention, the numeral 5 designates the upper portion of a cooking vessel, which may be of any desired shape or size, and 6 the turned edge usually formed on vessels of this character,

A cover generally denoted by the numeral 7 is adapted to fit snugly Within the rim of the cooking vessel 5. An annular elevated ridge 8 is formed around the outer edge of the cover 7 and is substantially semicircular` in cross section as clearly illustrated in Figure 3, the intermediate portion forming a substantially fiat plate 9. The central portion of the cover has a cylindrical tube 10 mounted therein preferably opened to form Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same, Y

a steam outlet. The lower portion of the cover is provided with an extension rim or flange -ll which is adapted to snugly fit Within the rim of the cooking-utensil. ln order to ret-ain the cover in position upon the vessel l provide a plurality of spring eli ps l2 secured to the cover rim and adapt ed to be toreed over the turned edge of the vessel and prevent removal of the cover therefrom.

A pair of handles mounted upon the elevated ridgerto permit removal oi the cover by the user thereby enabling the saine to be raised without danger et burning the hands.

Tt is obvious that when the liquid Within the vessel reaches 4the boiling point it will be confined within the vessel and prevented from issuing from the side which is usually the' ease with cooking utensils now commonly employed. The elevated ridge has a tendeney to cause theboiling liquid to be thrown back 'within the receptacle and confined therein.

It is Well known that due to the bubbling` and rising of the liquid when boiling in a receptacle the liquid is often forced over upon the stove and in addition to marrng the appearance of the stove not infrequentl v extinguishes the gas or other llame employed for heating the receptacle with the dangers incident thereto. 4

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herein shown and describedr `is to be taken as the preferred example of .the same. and that various changes as to the shape, size and arrangement .of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit ot the invention, or the scope of the subioined claims. i

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A vessel cover of the charactery described comprising a. flat disk, a semi-circular ridge formed upon the outer edge of the fiat disk, an extension flange formed on the outer edge of the said ridge, a plurality of retaining clips secured to the extension flange, and a cylindrical sleeve. formed in the central portion ofthe said i disk.

2. A cover for cooking utensils comprisi ing, a fiat disk, a semi-circular ridge formed/ zno ouior egg@ of ich@ said sk, an n testimony whereof, havenxed my 'emension 'im 01:3 Eofmed upon tw signature inthe presence of two Witnesses.

@Wer ortion of t e soillgo, a. plum ity f w of sprglg clips secured bo the ezoaso )rim WTKLLM B' WLLSPA" adapted to engage tho sio of the o o W'tnes-lesq A Vessel, anda, cylindoal tube, fomo in 11:5 Bon/HUGH Jozzo, ofenzer portion of tlm-s Said disk. Mrs. NELLE WILLSEA. 

